Seafloor Bathymetry Flythrough of Gifford Marine Park, 2007 and 2017 Surveys

A flythrough video visualizing seafloor bathymetry data from the Gifford Marine Park, located 700 km east of Brisbane, Australia. The data was collected on two surveys, one in 2007 by Geoscience Australia and another in 2017 by Geoscience Australia in collaboration with the Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology. The research is supported by the National Environmental Science Program Marine Biodiversity Hub.

Use Cases

• Visualizing seamount topography and sediment fields based on the bathymetry data.
• Studying mass movement scars and steep cliffs around volcanic seamounts.
• Analyzing potential roles of seamounts as breeding or feeding grounds for cetaceans like humpback whales.
• Mapping the geological features of the Lord Howe Rise seamount chain formed from Miocene volcanism.

Strengths

• Data spans over 3 km of ocean depths, covering significant vertical relief.
• Combines bathymetry from two distinct surveys conducted in 2007 and 2017.
• Focuses on a specific marine park studied by the National Environmental Science Program.

Limitations

• Description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download.
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.

Provenance

Source

Australian Ocean Data Network, Geoscience Australia, Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology

Collection Method

Bathymetry data collected via marine surveys.

Time Range

Survey data from 2007 and 2017.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-05 02:30:53.638297; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Gifford Marine Park, 700 km east of Brisbane, Australia, on the Lord Howe Rise.